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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday informed the Supreme Court that 76 per cent of nomination papers filed by PTI candidates for the upcoming general elections had been accepted, negating the party\u2019s allegations of a lack of level playing field in the run-up to polls.<\/p>\n
In a response submitted to the apex court, the electoral watchdog, citing data obtained by returning officers (ROs), said 598 out of a total of 843 nomination papers of PTI candidates for the National Assembly had been accepted. Similarly, 1,398 out of 1,777 candidatures for provincial assemblies had been accepted.<\/p>\n
The ECP reply was furnished on a PTI petition seeking contempt of court proceedings against the election commission and other government authorities for the all\u00adeged violation of the apex court\u2019s Dec 22 orders \u2014 in which the SC had directed the ECP to attend to the PTI\u2019s grievances urgently and resolve these expeditiously \u2014 and lack of level playing field for the party during the election process.<\/p>\n
In a reply submitted today, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com<\/em>, the ECP said it had held a meeting with the PTI and assured the party that a level playing field would be provided to all the candidates contesting for the polls across the board without discrimination.<\/p>\n It said the election commission\u2019s secretary, who looked after the administrative affairs of the ECP, took follow-up steps on the matter.<\/p>\n \u201cThe commission has also issued instructions to the Chief Commissioner Islamabad and all the four provincial chief secretaries, inspector(s) general of police, and all the four provincial election commissioners. In turn, the provincial election commissioners have issued the instructions to the DROs and ROs,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n The ECP further maintained that it had established complaint cells and contact numbers had been shared with the PTI. It claimed that actions had been taken on all the complaints submitted by the PTI in all four provinces and Islamabad.<\/p>\n \u201cThe ratio of acceptance of nomination papers of PTI candidates for election to the nation and provincial assemblies is 76.18pc,\u201d the ECP said, highlighting that statistical data showed PTI candidates, their proposers, and seconders were provided with a level playing field.<\/p>\n It further highlighted that the party had a right to appeal the rejection of candidatures before the appellate election tribunal.<\/p>\n \u201cThe petitioner (PTI) has been unable to provide any proof that respondent 2 (ECP) has defied the order of the court dated Dec 22 in any manner whatsoever. The commission has taken all possible steps to comply with the order of the court dated Dec 22 [\u2026] therefore no contempt of this court is established as contemplated under Article 204 of the Constitution, the contempt petition ex-facie is not maintainable,\u201d the ECP concluded.<\/p>\n It requested that the contempt petition be subsequently dismissed.<\/p>\n More to follow<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday informed the Supreme Court that 76 per cent of nomination papers filed by PTI candidates for the upcoming general elections had been accepted, negating the party\u2019s allegations of a lack of level playing field in the run-up to polls. 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